Mario

Real Super Mario Selling Cars In Japan (And He’s Kinda Hot)

This is actually happening. 8-bit Mario hops in a Mercedes Benz and starts hitting question boxes. Then, things get real. And somewhat hunky. GO! GLA TVCM 30秒 [MercedesBenzJapan] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

Super Mario World-Inspired Paintings

Super Mario World’s Bowser—one in as series of paintings by Ronan Lynam: These are available as prints at Society6 You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Cheer Yourself Up With These Depressed Video Game Heroes

Depressed Toad and Sonic from a series of illustrations available as prints by Christopher Hemsworth: You can buy these at Society 6 Via IG and Cory Doctorow You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Princess Peach Swings In Like A Wrecking Ball

Chomping Ball tee by Kenny Wheeler on sale at Threadless. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Realistic Yoshi Would Not Be A Friend To Mario

Pete Holmes returns to the burning question of what Super Mario would be like in real life in his latest video, and the answer is just as gruesome as the first time he asked: Be warned, people. Sure, Yoshi is cute and all. But he’s still a dinosaur too! To contact the author of this…

The Unofficial Mario And Luigi Transformers

In the Transformers Animated universe there exists a pair of Cybertronian plumbers who bear a striking resemblance to Nintendo’s most famous bros, and now they’ve got their own third-party action figures. Paying homage to first generation Transformers and Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., character designer Derrick J. Wyatt debuted this pair of plumbing hopefuls in a…

Wii U Now Features Next-Gen Mario Moustache

All this talk about new items and features in the upcomingMario Kart 8, and yet we totally overlooked the game’s biggest innovation: Mario’s mustache. Noticed by Redditor LtThunderpants, it’s hard to watch the earlier footage of Mario Kart 8 and not be mesmerized by the way Mario’s mustache wiggles: Maybe it’s time we stop arguing…

Super Mario Bros. 3, Beaten In Under Three Minutes

If you immediately thought “must use a glitch,” you’d be right: this run of Super Mario Bros. 3 posted by TASVideosChannel makes use of a bizarre pipe glitch which allows Mario to tunnel down to princess Peach in world 7-1. The run was performed by Lord Tom and Tompa, and they describe how they did…

Everyone has tanooki ears and tails in the pic shared by Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. The Super Leaf will also let you float in the air, and they’re still figuring out whether you can attack with the tail or not. Anyway, I can’t wait to see Kirby or the Villager with these. Pic of…

Watch A Guy Play Through Mario 64 Blindfolded

Twitch streamers sure know how to pull cool stunts. Case in point: there is a channel where a speedrunner attempts to play through Mario 64…without being able to see what’s going on on the screen. 62bitgaming is hoping to get through the classic Mario title using his vast knowledge of the game—but he’ll also make…

Guy Plays The Mario Theme By Snapping His Fingers

The Super Mario Bros. theme is the gold standard for gaming music covers. From jazz to classical to rock, it has appeared in almost every form under the sun. But finger snapping? That’s next level. In the video above, Swedish finger snapper Emil Axelsson covers the iconic theme using the power of his fingers. And…

Exor From Super Mario RPG

Exor from Super Mario RPG by luismario. If you’re not familiar with the character, you can see Mario’s team battling him below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Artist Vincent Bisschop redrew two boss fights from The Legend of Zelda games in a really atmospheric way. Here’s Queen Gohma above, from Ocarina of Time, and Kalle Demos below from Wind Waker And here’s a bonus pic with Mario and Chain Chomp, from the same artist: Fan art by VincentBisschop [DeviantART] Dayshot is an…

10 Great Video Game Easter Egg Collections

Happy Easter, everybody! I’m guessing not many people will be choosing to read the Internet today instead of testing the limits of human chocolate consumption, but just in case, here are some amazing video-game-themed Easter eggs I found on the Internet. Some of them even come with instructions. Enjoy the weekend. See you on the…

Cosplaying Nintendo Characters

Pikachu and Toad from Jorge Vargas’s new collection of illustrations. See Princess Peach and more below: Pikachu/Rush Toad/Piranha Plant Princess Peach/Sakura Bomberman/Ryu Knuckles/Falco Kirby/Space Marine Previously: A Link to the Past Running on a Galaxy Gear watch You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…

Super Mario Bros. 3 Finally Comes To Wii U And 3DS Today

Rounding out today’s Nintendo Virtual Console update is Super Mario Bros. 3, generally considered one of the best platformers ever made. I have no idea why it took this long for Nintendo to release their NES classic on 3DS and Wii U, but hey. BABY STEPS. (Also out on Virtual Console today: the GBA games…

Super Wine Glass: listen to this neat rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, played on a ton of wine glasses and a frying pan. (Via Dan Newbie)

Daniel Bryan/Super Mario Mashup

Daniel Bryan t-shirt by Winter on sale here Previously: Bioshock Infinite and Portal Tees You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Princess Peach Gets Her Own Damn Wii Remote Plus

I’ve managed to resist picking up the Mario and Luigi themed Wii remotes thus far, but the addition of a Princess Peach motion controller at the end of the month has the game paraphernalia collector in me twitching. Dammit, Nintendo. Showing up in stores later this month, the Peach Pink Wii remote isn’t just a…

Super Mario-Themed Drum Kit

Super Mario-Drum Kit by SJC Custom Drums Previously: Mario Kart 8 Rosalina You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.